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POLITICS

This is History (373)
It was man's destiny, according to Marx, to help in this grand historical process of development.

Gujarat Bureaucracy Means Business (2)
Whispersinthecorridors.com's Business Editor Abul Hasan visited Gujarat Secretariat in Gandhi Nagar the other day and what he saw was unbelievable. He shares some of the unforgettable moments of his visit.

Visit to Gujarat Chief Secretary Dr. Jagadip Narayan Singh was another eye-opener. Despite shouldering so many responsibilities, the soft and suave 1983 batch IAS officer, decked up in suit and tie like any foreign delegate, is found readily available for both his colleagues and guests. Dr. Singh's courteous style of working is something that differs him from other officers.

Who is most honest leader in BJP and Congress ?
In a get-together topic of discussion was -who is the most honest leader in the Congress and the BJP ?.And silence prevailed and ended in a big laugh.

Congress has a chance where no third party exists ?
Political observers believe that the Congress has still chance to win elections in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh because no third party exists in these states.

Why Minister purchased sold out item ?
One high profile minister of NDA govt purchased an already sold item from a govt show room. It is said that one shifted minister , after taking over charge of the new ministry, went to the ministry's show room and purchased items of about Rs 20 thousand. During shopping the minister also liked one item which was already purchased by a senior officer of a ministry. When staff informed the minister that the particular item has already sold out and the purchaser will collect it any day ,the minister replied- officer is not bigger than the minister. Let him purchase something else, I will take the particular item and it was sent to the minister's house.

BUREAUCRACY

Lt Gen Bakshi to be new Army Chief ?
In all probability, Lt General Pravin Bakshi will succeed General Dalbir Singh as Indian Army's next chief. He is presently Eastern Army Commander.

Secretary DoPT to select DRMs ?
Henceforth Secretary Department of Personnel will also sit in the meeting of selection of Divisional Railway Managers (DRM). Now DRM vacancieis will arise only in February next year.

J&K DGP gets three months extension
J&K DGP K Rajendra Kumar has been given three months extension in service beginning October 1.He is 1984 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on September 1 )

No IPS officer wants to go to A & N and Arunachal ?
If sources are to be believed, not a single senior IPS officer of AGMUT cadre is interested to leave Delhi and go to Arunachal Pradesh and A & N Islands as DGP. Will govt find any suitable substitute for these two states ?

MoF & MoD has maximum Secretaries
Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Defence has maximum secretaries post in the GOI. Both ministries is having 5 secretaries each. Cabinet Secretariat, MHA and Ministry of External Affairs are having 4 Secretaries each. PMO has three including PS,Addl PS and Secretary. Law and Justice, DoPT , Science & Technology, Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Chemical & Fertilizer are having 3 Secretaries each.

10 Scientists are Secretaries in GoI
10 Scientists are holding the posts of Secretaries in different departments of GOI. These are- Agriculture Research and Education, Atomic Energy, DRDO, Earth Science, Health Research, Biotechnology, Science & Technology, Science & Industrial Research, Space and Statistic & Programme Implementation. At present all these posts are filled up and no additional charge has been given to any scientist.

30 IRS-IT officers promoted to Chief Commissioner of IT grade
As many as 30 officers belonging to Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre have been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax in the HAG scale. The officers are: R P Shrivastava, Kishan Lal Maheshwari, Binay Kumar Jha, Rakesh Mohan Garg, Sushil Kumar, Sunjay Kumar Patra, Ashu Jain, Shayama Prasad Choudhry, Prabhash Shankar, Akhoury Abhay Shankar, Seema Khorana Patra, Feroz Khan, Asha Agarwal, Subrata Kumar Dash, Vidhu Shekhar Singh, Vinodanand Jha, Kavita Jha, Bishwanath Jha, Neema Nigam, Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Girish Chandorkar, B R Balakrishnan, Sunita Puri, Binod Kumar, Rang Nath Jha, Hemendra Patidar, T P Krishna Kumar, Pranab Kumar Das, B Murali Kumar and Lav Chandra Joshi.
(We said this on September 6 )

Sanjay Kumar Srivastava is also Chairperson, NACWC
Sanjay Kumar Srivastava has been assigned an additional charge of Chairperson, National Authority for Chemicals Weapons Convention. He is a 1980 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Supreme Court seldom found with full strength of Judges
The Supreme Court of India is seldom found with full strength of Judges as three posts of the same always remain vacant against total strength of 31 Judges. Presently, 28 Judges are in working strength in the country's apex court.

Seven new High Court Judges for MP High Court ?
Finally names of four District Judges and three lawyers are believed to have been cleared for Judges in the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Kalyan Maity in race for CMD, NMDC
Kalyan Maity, Director (Raw Material & Logistics), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is reported to be in race for grabbing the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NMDC.

Rejected candidates for CMD, NMDC interviews to approach Courts?
Whispers have it that the candidates whose names have been struck off from the list of interviews for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director in NMDC Limited to be interviewed at the selection meeting being held in last week of this month are planning to go Courts against the reduction of list.

Two Director level posts vacant in BEML
Two Director level posts have been lying vacant in BEML. A vacancy of Director Human Resources arose after incumbent D K Hota donned the mantle as CMD in the same organization while post of Director Finance fell vacant with the retirement of incumbent P P Swaminathan.

Why GoI not appointing regular incumbent for MD, BCPL?
Why has the Government of India decided not to appoint a regular incumbent for the post of Managing Director, Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited (BCPL) after present incumbent E A Subramanian returned to his parent organization HLL? The Government, which issued advertisements for the post, has withdrawn advertisements with giving an additional charge of the same to Director Finance, P M Chandraiah.

No CMD to BCCL since August 2015
The post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) has been lying vacant since August 8, 2015. The selection of B K Mishra, Director (Technical), WCL for this post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, has already been scrapped by the Government of India. CIL Director Technical N Kumar is holding an additional charge of this post.

Post of Sameer Verma upgraded to Director level in Rural Development
The post of Sameer Verma as Deputy Secretary in Rural Development has been upgraded to the grade of Director in the same department. He is a 2002 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Ramesh and Sharma from MP empanelled as Joint Secretary
Out of seven IAS officers of 1999 batch from Madhya Pradesh cadre, E Ramesh Kumar and Pawan Kumar Sharma have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India.

Mishra Om Prakash promoted as GM, SBI
Mishra Om Prakash has been promoted to the grade of General Manager in State Bank of India (SBI).

Ms Disha Pannu is also ADG, DBT
Ms Disha Pannu has been assigned an additional charge of ADG, DBT under the Department of Posts. She is a 2010 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Dr Sanjay Manjul is also Director, NMMA
Dr Sanjay Manjul, Director Institute of Archaeology, ASI, Red Fort, Delhi, has been assigned an additional charge of Director, National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA), Red Fort Delhi. He is an Archaeologist.

Minor reshuffle of IPS officers in Jharkhand
Deo Bihar Sharma has been appointed as DIG of Jungle Warfare School in Netarhat while Akhilesh Kumar Jha will be DIG, Dumka range and Hemant Toppo was shifted to State Crime Records Bureau as DIG. Besides, Vipul Shukla has been promoted to DIG and posted in Palamau range in Jharkhand.

Mrs Sreevidya appointed as Dy Secretary, Infrastructure in Karnataka (UPDATED)
Mrs P I Sreevidya has been appointed as Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure Development in Karnataka. She is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Minor reshuffle of IAS officers in J&K (UPDATED)
As many as six IAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places in Jammu and Kashmir. Accordingly, Pramod Kumar Jain has been appointed as Chairman, J&K Bureau of Public Enterprises while Bharat Bhushan Vyas holds an additional charge of Principal Secretary to Chief Minister with other charges Inforamtion, Hospitality & Protocol, Civil Aviation and Estates Departments and Lokesh Dutt Jha is Financial Commissioner Revenue. Besides, Navin Kumar Choudhary has been appointed as Commissioner/Secretary, Finance Department; Ms Vineeta Gupta as Transport Commissioner and Parvez Iqbal was posted as Commissioner, Commercial Taxes.

Rao is also MD, AP Beverages Corp Ltd (UPDATED)
K Venkateswara Rao, Director, Prohibition & Excise (Enforcement), has been assigned an additional charge of Managing Director, AP Beverages Corporation Ltd in Andhra Pradesh. He is an IPS officer.

Niraj Kumar is also DDG, PG, QA & I, Postal Directorate (UPDATED)
Niraj Kumar has been given the additional charge of DDG (PG, QA & I), Postal Directorate. He is a 1992 batch Indian Postal Service officer.

Ramji Om deputed to RCIL as GM (UPDATED)
Ramji Om, Sr. DFM, Western Railway has been selected for deputation to RCIL as GM/Finance/Mumbai for a period of three years. He is an IRAS officer.

7 IRAS officers given new postings (UPDATED)
As many as seven IRAS officers have been transferred and posted to different places. Accordingly, Mrs Tanuja Thakur Khalho has been transferred to Eastern Railway in SA grade while B L Meena was posted to Modern Coach Factory/Rae Bareli in SA grade. Similarly, K K Goyal has been posted to North Eastern Railway in SA grade while M D Jawed Mazhar was transferred to Eastern Railway in SA grade; Hamim Ahmed to CORE; Ms Richa Khare to Western Railway in the same grade and David Lalmalsawna has been transferred to Northeast Frontier Railway in the same grade.

Sandeep Raj is also CVO, CMPFO, Dhanbad (UPDATED)
Sandeep Raj, CVO, CMPDIL, has been assigned an additional charge of CVO, Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO), Dhanbad. He is an IRS-IT officer.

Ms Mandeep Kaur appointed as Deputy Secretary, Revenue in GoI (UPDATED)
Ms Mandeep Kaur has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Revenue in Government of India. She is a 2004 batch IAS officer of J&K cadre.

No candidate appears for Director (Mktg), HECL(UPDATED)
No candidate has appeared for the interviews for the post of Director (Marketing), Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited (HECL) held by the PESB on September 9, 2016.

K K Tripathy appointed as Director, Higher Education (UPDATED)
K K Tripathy has been appointed as Director in the Department of Higher Education. He is a 1999 batch IES officer.

CORPORATE

Sharma resigns as MD of Essar Shipping Ltd
Capt. Anoop Kumar Sharma has resigned as Managing Director of Essar Shipping Ltd w.e.f. September 9, 2016.

Arha appointed as CFO of Aviva Life Insurance
Karni S Arha has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Aviva Life Insurance.

Jain resigns as Independent Director of Fiem Industries Limited
Abhishek Jain has resigned as Independent Director of Fiem Industries Limited.

Two Addl. Directors appointed on Board of Wonderla Holidays Ltd
Wonderla Holidays Limited has appointed Gopal Srinivasan and R Lakshminarayanan as Additional Directors of the company.

Kulthe appointed as Independent Director of Tricom India Ltd
Tricom India Ltd has appointed Ratnakar Kulthe as an Independent Director of the company.

Jain ceases to be a Director of Compucom Software Ltd
Ramesh Chand Jain has ceased to be a Director of Compucom Software Ltd.

Rathod appointed CFO of Azure Exim Services Ltd
Azure Exim Services Ltd has appointed Danish Rathod as a Chief Financial Officer of the company.

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Shift incompetent officers

Incompetent officers must be shifted to irrelevant departments with little or no work at all.

Ashok Menon

Collegium should prescribe tough exam

It is high time Collegium prescribes a tough exam for inductions into higher judiciary so that legal competence of all inducties is subjected to a rational sruitiny.

Constitute at the earliest

All India judicial service as provided for in the constitution should be constituted at the earliest.

ARC Kumar

What else the executive do ?

2nd Administration Reforms Commission, under the regime of UPA, has already made recommendation valid recommendations relating to appointment of judges and judicial accountability. The recommendations have been accepted by the Government. The NDA had carried forward those recommendations in the form NJAC. The Parliament had also passed the NJAC, Bill. What else the executive do when the Supreme Court has stayed something approved by the Parliament.

A Srivastava

Dismayed

Saxena's views in the forum are generally well respected. However, I was dismayed by his views on Corruption by Babus. He in a stereotype manner blames that on " growing moral decay in indian society" - an observation that betrays understanding as to the interplay of morals in a society. It is Mr Ashutosh style of washing the sins. He seems to suggest that the moral fibre travels upwards form the lower rungs to the higher rungs of elite Babus. All sociological findings suggest otherwise. He also seem to suggest that older lots and reservationists are more corrupt as they hail from lower rungs of the social ladder without keeping in mind that the present lot of non reservationist IAS lots and so called Central Services officers in majority come from middle and lower middle classes. Then he tries to shift the blame to the politicians without realising that the foundation of corruption by politicians is bureaucracy itself. - It is those damn petty bourgeoisies - as Marx would have put it, that is to be squarely blameworthy.

Raja

Hooda may become neighbor of Om Parkash Chautala

The former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's house was recently raided by the CBI and they found several incriminating documents. In all possibility Hooda may land up and become the neighbor of Om Parkash Chautala.

Narender

Who is running parallel govt ?

Whispers in the state of Rajasthan is that the chief minister may be drugged by her coterie and major decisions are being taken without her knowledge. Who is running parallel govt ?

Saini

Cent percent correct

100% correct. Sobti and Joshi, both are honest and hard worker and take BHEL in the right direction. You will find the results within 1-2 years. I have full confidence. They have lot of experience in BHEL's important departments. Being CMD and Director (Power), the still work on the working level. God will help them to take BHEL on progress.

D K Pamnani

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